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17 Women Who Shook the World
Preethi Burkholder
Available NowHave you ever wondered why some people seem to achieve success effortlessly while others just don’t? In this…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 20 b/w photos | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764341410 | Binding: soft cover$19.99
A People and Their Music: The Story Behind the Story of Country Music
John Rice Irwin
Available NowThe story behind the story of American country music goes back to Appalachian roots and the people who sang for…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 190 b/w photos | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764309427 | Binding: soft cover$29.95
Abraham Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography in Postcards
James D. Ristine
Available NowEnjoy fascinating look at the life of this extraordinary historic figure. Beginning in the backwoods of Kentucky,…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 270 | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764328572 | Binding: soft cover$24.95
Aerial Firefighting
Wolfgang Jendsch
Available NowOver 400 vivid color photos show aircraft used around the globe to fight forest and open-range fires. Includes…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 415 color photos | 352 pp
ISBN13: 9780764330681 | Binding: hard cover$39.99
Airstream Memories
John Brunkowski & Michael Closen
Available NowThe legendary Airstream travel trailer, with its unmistakable shiny aluminum airplane fuselage design, has been…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 305 color & 67 b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764341632 | Binding: soft cover$24.99
Airstreams: Custom Interiors
David Winick
Available NowFew shapes rolling down the highway are as instantly recognizable as silver Airstream trailer homes. With over 200…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 212 color photos | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764335396 | Binding: soft cover$29.99
Alternative Movie Posters II: More Film Art from the Underground
Matthew Chojnacki
Available NowThis second volume of cinematic eye candy further documents the quickly burgeoning underground film poster…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 203 color illustrations | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764349867 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground
Matthew Chojnacki
Available NowOver the years the motion picture industry has (sadly) gravitated to generating poorly cropped and heavily…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 200+ images | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764345661 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
Amateur Radio Goes Camping & RVing: The Illustrated QSL Card History
John Brunkowskiand Michael Closen
Available NowNever before has any book explored the dual hobbies of amateur radio and camping/RVing. From the 1940s to the…
Size: 9 1/8″ x 8 1/8″ | 230 color & 36 b/w photos | 80 pp
Value guide
ISBN13: 9780764345296 | Binding: soft cover$19.99
American Coasters 2: Coast to Coast
Thomas Crymes
Available NowThrill-seekers are invited to join a roller-coaster enthusiast’s journey across the United States to photograph…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 311 color photos | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764351143 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
American Coasters: A Thrilling Photographic Ride
Thomas Crymes
Available NowAmerican Coasters is one coaster enthusiast’s photographic journey across the country in search of the next great…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 285 color photos | 176 pp
ISBN13: 9780764341588 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
An Illustrated History of Hairstyles: 1830-1930
Marian I. Doyle
Available NowA fascinating timeline of hair fashion emerges through a progression of images. This extensively illustrated…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 23 color & 465 sepia & b/w photos | 176 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780764317347 | Binding: hard cover$39.95
And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations
Carolyn L. Mazloomi
Available NowContemporary quilt artists trace the path of black history in the United States with 97 original works exploring…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 97 color images | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764349287 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
Antique Mining Equipment and Collectibles
Revised and updated 2nd editionRon Bommarito & David W. Pearson
Available NowMining’s dramatic and dangerous nature is reflected in the hundreds of specialized tools and artifacts shown…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 503 color | 176 pp
ISBN13: 9780764350894 | Binding: soft cover$29.99
Baldwin Locomotives
Available NowFounded in Philadelphia in 1831 by Matthias Baldwin, the Baldwin Locomotive Works became the premier manufacturer…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | Over 200 images | 328 pp
ISBN13: 9780764333767 | Binding: hard cover$39.99
Black College Football, 1892-1992: One Hundred Years of History, Education, & Pride
Michael Hurd
Available NowIn 1892, the men of Biddle University met their counterparts form nearby Livingstone College for a “match game of…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780898658828 | Binding: hard cover$29.95
Blues Hands
Joseph A. Rosen
Available NowThrough images of hands, this book conveys the strength, beauty, diversity, depth, and power of the blues, the…
Size: 9 1/8″ x 8 1/8″ | 88 color & b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764349638 | Binding: hard cover$29.99
Camp William Penn: 1863-1865
Donald Scott, Sr.
Available NowLocated in Chelten Hills just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Camp William Penn was the largest and first…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 130+ b/w images | 384 pp
ISBN13: 9780764342530 | Binding: hard cover$29.99
Cemetery Gates: Death and Mourning Through the Ages
Corvis Nocturnum
Available NowWhat people fear, they are also fascinated with—apprehension of the end is what keeps the topic of death a…
Size: 7″ x 10″ | 150 color images | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764337871 | Binding: soft cover$24.99
Chesapeake Bay in the Civil War
Eric Mills
Available NowA rich panorama of fascinating Civil War history, this is the story of gunboats and smugglers, privateers and…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 35 b/w photos, 56 illustrations & 5 maps | 328 pp
Index
ISBN13: 9780764335921 | Binding: soft cover$29.99
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